1996 Corvette Grandsport Z51 Coupe with PowerEffects dual exhaust. I've had this Vette since it was "born" in 1996. When I originally ordered it, it was a no-show for 6 months so I cancelled the order. One month later, the dealership calls me to tell me it finally came in. Once I saw the car in person there was no other choice than to buy it! Red, White AND Blue The Grand Sport featured special Admiral Blue exterior with a White stripe up the hood and over the rear deck, two Red hash marks over the left front fender, Black spoke "ZR-1" style wheels, chrome badging and embroidery on the headrests. But what really made the GS grand was the one year only LT4 engine! This power plant featured 10.8:1 compression, revised aluminum heads and camshaft, Crane roller rockers and put out a "conservatively" rated 330hp. The LT4's redline was also increased to 6300 rpm (5700 rpm for LT1), so LT4-equipped models had 8000 rpm tachometers instead of the base 6000 rpm. This engine was only available with the 6-spd manual transmission and only 1000 Grand Sports (Coupe and Convertible) were built, the most coveted being the GS Convertible with red/black interior of which only 53 were produced. Harry Chevrolet Corvette Grandsport #550
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